A presentation on the common characteristics of productive and creative organizations based on observing a wide variety of organizations and team structures over my career as a designer.
Text of Working Better Together: Characteristics of Productive, Creative Organizations
Working Better Together Working Better Together adam connor |
experience design director | @adamconnor | [email protected]
Characteristics of Productive, Creative Organizations
Business Stakeholders Product Owners Analysts SMEs
Design UX Designers Information Architects Interaction
Designers Content Strategists
Development Front-End Back-End Platform Spec.
Everyone is involved in the creative process.Everyone is
involved in the creative process. The users experience is the
responsibility and mutual goal of all team members. Everyone
participates in a process of discovery, definition, exploration,
iteration and validation.
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There is clear creative vision and directorship.There is clear
creative vision and directorship. The individual leading the
project sees and communicates the vision to individual
contributors. Additionally, they understand when to look to
specific areas of expertise or collaboratively derive consensus
when refining and defining aspects of the vision.
Low Fidelity Representative High Fidelity The Real Deal
Low Fidelity Representative High Fidelity The Real Deal
Low Fidelity Representative High Fidelity The Real Deal
Low Fidelity Representative High Fidelity The Real Deal
They dont see design and development as separate phases.They
dont see design and development as separate phases. There is a
continuum of fidelity that begins with high-level representative
elements and progresses to the final, real solution. Designers and
developers work in tandem to visualize and explore ideas as they
move along it.
Observe LearnCreate
Observe LearnCreate
Observe LearnCreate
They budget and staff for products, not projects.They budget
and staff for products, not projects. They understand the iterative
nature of design and product evolution and so teams are established
around products and services to continuously observe, learn and
refine solutions over the long-term.
They build teams based on individuals, not just skills.They
build teams based on individuals, not just skills. The ability to
collaborate and coordinate work resides in the relationships of the
people involved. Selecting individuals to be on a team has as much
to do with their habits, attitudes and behaviors as it does their
skills and knowledge.
Changing culture is HARD, but not IMPOSSIBLE!Changing culture
is HARD, but not IMPOSSIBLE! Your position in your organization has
a direct impact on your ability to influence culture change. But no
matter what that position is, you can still try.
Changing culture is HARD, but not IMPOSSIBLE! Look for, and
build TRUST. It is the vehicle that allows creativity to happen.
Changing culture is HARD, but not IMPOSSIBLE! Your position in your
organization has a direct impact on your ability to influence
culture change. But no matter what that position is, you can still
try.
Thanks!Thanks!adam connor experience design director
@adamconnor [email protected] madpow.com
